eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
truancy; school non-attendance
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
about this time; about now
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
one by one; one at a time; in turn
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
leader; guide; mentor; coach
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
wide-open; frank; open; candid
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over